Printing-machine.



L. C. BRIDGE.

PRINTING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 23, 1912.

COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH C04. WASHINGTON, n. c.

LEWIS C. BRIDGE, OF ELMIRA, NEW YORK.

PRINTING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 7, 1913.

Application filed August 23, 1912. Serial No. 716,645.

To (ZZZ whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, Lnwis G. BRIDGE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Elmira, in the county of Chcmung and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Printing-Machines, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to printing machines and especially designed forprinting or stamping characters with gold leaf.

Machines for this purpose have been devised but usually are of a heavyand cumbersome nature while in the present invention, an object residesin providing a light and portable machine and at the same timeconstructing it whereby a sufficient pressure may be obtained to effectthe printing.

A further object is found in the peculiar mounting of the chase on thechase supporting arm whereby the type may be set in position withoutnecessitating the removal of the chase.

With the above and other objects in view, reference is to be had to thefollowing description and the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 isa top plan view of the machine having the operating lever omitted. Fig.2 is a vertical sectional view thereof. Fig. 3 is a longitudinalsectional view of the chase.

Throughout the following detail description and on the several figuresof the drawings similar parts are referred to by like referencecharacters.

The printing machine forming the subjest-matter of the present inventioncomprises the base 1 supporting or having formed thereon a platen 2 atone end thereof, and at its opposite end supports a pair of spacedupstanding ears 3. Pivotally mounted between these spaced ears 3 is anarm 4 carrying on its terminal which passes between said ears a curvedrack 5, While its opposite terminal is bifurcated to provide spacedspring ends 6. These spring ends or parts 6 are provided withregistering apertures to receive a bolt 7, said bolt carrying on itsthreaded terminal the winged nut 8.

A chase 9 is provided with an apertured ear 10 which is adapted to bereceived between the spring members 6, whereby the chase may beswingingly supported on the arm 4. The chase proper comprises an oblongbox in which the type is received and has slidably mounted therein thetype clamping or holding plates 11 which have inparted thereto a slidingmovement by the screws 12. F or properly alining the type the screw 13is provided to bear against a plate (not shown) interposed between theline of type and said screw.

When it is desired to set the type in the chase 9 the latter is swung onthe arm to an inverted position whereby the type receiving recess opensupwardly, which greatly facilitates the operation of setting type. Afterthe type is properly clamped in the chase, the latter is swung to itsnormal position as disclosed in Figs. 1 and 2 whereby on downwardmovement of the arm 4, the typeis brought into contact with the articleto be stamped or printed supported on the platen 2. The chase is freelymovable on its pivot bolt 7 so that the chase will gravitate to itsproper position, and thereby secure the proper position for the stampingor printing operation.

The operating lever 14 is pivoted at 15 between the spaced ears 3, andis provided with the mutilated pinion 16 adjacent its pivotalconnection, said pinion meshingwith the rack 5, whereby on operating thelever 14 the bifurcated terminal of the chase carrying arm 4 is moveddownwardly to bring the type in the chase into contact with the platen 2supported on the body 1.

For normally holding the chase off or raised from the platen 2, the rackterminal of the lever 4 is provided with a downwardly extending finger17 which operates through a slot 18 provided in the body 1, andintermediate the ears 3. This finger 17 'is connected to the body 1 by acoil spring 19 seated in the hollow portion 20 of the body. It will beobserved that the spring 19 normally retains the several parts of thedevice in the position illustrated in Fig. 2, and when it is desired tostamp or print the desired character the chase will be moved toward theplaten 2 upon imparting downward oscillatory movement to the operatinglever 14. Since the chase is self-leveling,

it is obvious that the type will always strike flat and solid.

Having thus described my invention,what is claimed as new is In aprinting machine, a body, spaced ears thereon, said body having a slotbetween said ears, an arm movably supported by said ears, a fingerprojecting from said arm through the slot in the body, a springconneoting said finger to the body, a platen, a

chase carried by said arm, a rack carried by the arm, a lever pivoted tothe ears, and a pinion carried by the lever and meshing; with the rack.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature 1 in presence of twowitnesses.

LEWIS G. BRIDGE.

LEWIS C. GILMORE,

1 WVitnesses l CHAS. SNYDER.

fiop'ies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

